Jeremiah 9:5
“Everyone deceives and mocks his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They exhaust themselves with sin and cruelty.
Micah 6:12
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind];
Her inhabitants speak lies
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Genesis 19:11
They struck (punished) the men who were at the doorway of the house with blindness, from the young men to the old men, so that they exhausted themselves trying to find the doorway.
Job 11:3
“Should your boasts and babble silence men?
And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?
Job 15:5
“For your guilt teaches your mouth,
And you choose [to speak] the language of the crafty and cunning.
Psalm 7:14
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
Psalm 50:19
“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
Psalm 64:3
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 140:3
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips.
Proverbs 4:16
For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
Isaiah 5:18
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who drag along wickedness with cords of falsehood,
And sin as if with cart ropes [towing their own punishment];
Isaiah 41:6-7
They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”
Isaiah 44:12-14
The ironsmith shapes iron and uses a chisel and works it over the coals. He forms the [idol’s] core with hammers and works it with his strong arm. He also becomes hungry and his strength fails; he drinks no water and grows tired.
Isaiah 57:10
“You were wearied by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is no use.’
You found
Therefore you did not grow weak.
Isaiah 59:13-15
Rebelling against and denying the Lord,
Turning away from [following] our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
Jeremiah 9:3
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:8
“Their tongue is a murderous arrow;
It speaks deceit;
With his mouth one speaks peace to his neighbor,
But in his heart he lays traps and waits in ambush for him.
Ezekiel 24:12
“She has wearied Me with toil,
Yet her great rust has not left her;
Her thick rust and filth will not be burned away by fire [no matter how hot the flame].
Micah 6:3
“O My people, what have I done to you [since you have turned away from Me]?
And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
Habakkuk 2:13
“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work],
And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?
Ephesians 4:25
Therefore, rejecting all falsehood [whether lying, defrauding, telling half-truths, spreading rumors, any such as these], speak truth each one with his neighbor, for we are all parts of one another [and we are all parts of the body of Christ].
1 Timothy 4:2
[misled] by the hypocrisy of liars whose consciences are seared as with a branding iron [leaving them incapable of ethical functioning],
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They will
Deceive
Weary
General references
Bible References
They will
“Everyone deceives and mocks his neighbor
And does not speak the truth.
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
They exhaust themselves with sin and cruelty.
Rebelling against and denying the Lord,
Turning away from [following] our God,
Speaking oppression and revolt,
Conceiving and muttering from the heart lying words.
“For the rich men of the city are full of violence [of every kind];
Her inhabitants speak lies
And their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
Deceive
“Should your boasts and babble silence men?
And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?
Taught
“They bend their tongue like their bow;
[Their] lies and not truth prevail and grow strong in the land;
For they proceed from evil to evil,
And they do not know and understand and acknowledge Me,” says the Lord.
“For your guilt teaches your mouth,
And you choose [to speak] the language of the crafty and cunning.
“You give your mouth to evil
And your tongue frames deceit.
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s;
Poison of a viper is under their lips.
Weary
Behold, the [wicked and irreverent] man is pregnant with sin,
And he conceives mischief and gives birth to lies.
For the wicked cannot sleep unless they do evil;
And they are deprived of sleep unless they make someone stumble and fall.
Woe (judgment is coming) to those who drag along wickedness with cords of falsehood,
And sin as if with cart ropes [towing their own punishment];
They each help his neighbor
And say to his brother [as he fashions his idols], “Be of good courage!”
“You were wearied by the length of your road,
Yet you did not say, ‘It is no use.’
You found
Therefore you did not grow weak.
“She has wearied Me with toil,
Yet her great rust has not left her;
Her thick rust and filth will not be burned away by fire [no matter how hot the flame].
“O My people, what have I done to you [since you have turned away from Me]?
And how have I wearied you? Answer Me.
“Is it not indeed from the Lord of hosts
That peoples labor [only] for the fire [that will destroy their work],
And nations grow weary for nothing [that is, things which have no lasting value]?
General references
Why do You make me see iniquity,
And cause me to look on wickedness?
For destruction and violence are before me;
Strife continues and contention arises.